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Notice of request for
membership nominations.
ACTION:
The Green Building Advisory
Committee provides advice to GSA as a
mandatory federal advisory committee,
as specified in the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) and in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). This notice invites qualified
candidates to apply for appointment to
a voluntary position on the Committee.
This is a competitive process for a
limited number of positions.
DATES: Applicable: September 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ken Sandler, Office of Federal HighPerformance Buildings, GSA,
ken.sandler@gsa.gov or 202–219–1121.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The Administrator of the GSA
established the Green Building Advisory
Committee (hereafter, ‘‘the Committee’’)
on June 20, 2011 (76 FR 118) pursuant
to Section 494 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007
(42 U.S.C. 17123, or EISA), in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2).
Under this authority, the Committee
advises GSA on how the Office of
Federal High-Performance Buildings can
most effectively accomplish its mission.
Information about this Office is
available online at https://www.gsa.gov/
hpb, while information about the
Committee may be found at https://
www.gsa.gov/gbac.
The EISA statute authorizes the
Committee and identifies categories of
members to be included. Per EISA
§ 494(b)(1)(B), these are to include at
least one representative of each of the
following categories:
‘‘(i) State and local governmental
green building programs;
(ii) Independent green building
associations or councils;
(iii) Building experts, including
architects, material suppliers, and
construction contractors;
(iv) Security advisors focusing on
national security needs, natural
disasters, and other dire emergency
situations;
(v) Public transportation industry
experts; and
(vi) Environmental health experts,
including those with experience in
children’s health.’’
EISA further specifies: ‘‘The total
number of non-federal members on the
Committee at any time shall not exceed
15.’’
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Member responsibilities: Approved
Committee members will be appointed
to terms of either 2 or 4 years with the
possibility of membership renewals as
appropriate. Membership is limited to
the specific individuals appointed and
is non-transferrable. Members are
expected to personally attend all
meetings, review all Committee
materials, and actively provide their
advice and input on topics covered by
the Committee. Committee members
will not receive compensation or travel
reimbursements from the Government
except where need has been
demonstrated and funds are available.
Request for membership nominations:
This notice provides an opportunity for
individuals to present their
qualifications and apply for an open
seat on the Committee. GSA will review
and consider all applications and
determine which candidates are likely
to add the most value to the Committee
based on the criteria outlined in this
notice.
No person who is a federallyregistered lobbyist may serve on the
Committee, in accordance with the
Presidential Memorandum ‘‘Lobbyists
on Agency Boards and Commissions’’
(June 18, 2010).
Nomination process for Advisory
Committee appointment: Individuals
may nominate themselves or others.
Requirements include:
• At least 5 years of high-performance
building experience, which may include
a combination of project-based, research
and policy experience.
• Academic degrees, certifications
and/or training demonstrating highperformance building and related
sustainability and real estate expertise.
• Knowledge of federal sustainability
and energy laws and programs.
• Proven ability to work effectively in
a collaborative, multi-disciplinary
environment and add value to the work
of a committee.
• Qualifications appropriate to
specific statutory categories listed
above.
A nomination package shall include
the following information for each
nominee: (1) A letter of nomination
stating the name and organizational
affiliation(s) of the nominee, nominee’s
field(s) of expertise, specific
qualifications to serve on the
Committee, and description of interest
and qualifications; (2) A professional
resume or CV; and (3) Complete contact
information including name, return
address, email address, and daytime
telephone number of the nominee and
nominator.
GSA reserves the right to choose
Committee members based on
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qualifications, experience, Committee
balance, statutory requirements and all
other factors deemed critical to the
success of the Committee. Candidates
may be asked to provide detailed
financial information to permit
evaluation of potential conflicts of
interest that could impede their work on
the Committee, in accordance with the
requirements of FACA. All nominations
must be submitted in sufficient time to
be received by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time
(ET), on Friday, September 25, 2020,
and be addressed to ken.sandler@
gsa.gov.
Kevin Kampschroer,
Federal Director, Office of Federal HighPerformance Buildings, Office of GovernmentWide Policy.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090–0300; Docket No.
2020–0001; Sequence No. 9]
Information Collection; General
Services Administration Acquisition
Regulation; Implementation of
Information Technology Security
Provision
Office of Acquisition Policy,
General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments
regarding an extension to an existing
OMB information collection.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve a renewal of the currently
approved information collection
requirement regarding Implementation
of Information Technology Security
Provision.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
3090–0300, Implementation of
Information Technology Security
Provision, via https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching the OMB control number
3090–0300. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Now’’ that corresponds with
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0300,
Implementation of Information
Technology Security Provision’’. Follow
the instructions provided on the screen.
Please include your name, company
name (if any), and ‘‘Information
SUMMARY:
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Collection 3090–0300, Implementation
of Information Technology Security
Provision’’ on your attached document.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
3090–0300, Implementation of
Information Technology Security
Provision, in all correspondence related
to this collection. Comments received
generally will be posted without change
to regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check regulations.gov, approximately
two-to-three days after submission to
verify posting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Johnnie McDowell, Program Analyst,
Office of Acquisition Policy, at
gsarpolicy@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW,
Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202–
501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.
3090–0300, Implementation of
Information Technology Security
Provision, in all correspondence.
A. Purpose
Clause 552.239–71 requires
contractors, within 30 days after
contract award, to submit an IT Security
Plan to the Contracting Officer and
Contacting Officer’s Representative that
describes the processes and procedures
that will be followed to ensure
appropriate security of IT resources that
are developed, processed, or used under
the contract. The clause will also
require that contractors submit written
proof of IT security authorization six
months after contract award, and verify
that the IT Security Plan remains valid
annually.
Guidance Documents Related to
Coronavirus Disease 2019; Availability
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 146.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Total Annual Responses: 292.
Hours per Response: 5.
Total Burden Hours: 1,460.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the GSAR,
and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the
public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
OBTAINING COPIES OF
PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a
copy of the information collection
documents from the General Services
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Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket Nos. FDA–2020–D–1106 and FDA–
2020–D–1138]
Food and Drug Administration,
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of FDA
guidance documents related to the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19)
public health emergency (PHE). This
notice of availability (NOA) is pursuant
to the process that FDA announced, in
the Federal Register of March 25, 2020,
for making available to the public
COVID–19-related guidances. The
guidances identified in this notice
address issues related to the COVID–19
PHE and have been issued in
accordance with the process announced
in the March 25, 2020, notice. The
guidance documents have been
implemented without prior comment,
but they remain subject to comment in
accordance with the Agency’s good
guidance practices.
DATES: The announcement of the
guidances is published in the Federal
Register on September 9, 2020. The
guidances have been implemented
without prior comment, but they remain
subject to comment in accordance with
the Agency’s good guidance practices.
ADDRESSES: You may submit either
electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as
follows:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments, to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket unchanged. Because your
comment will be made public, you are
solely responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as medical information, your or
anyone else’s Social Security number, or
confidential business information, such
as a manufacturing process. Please note
that if you include your name, contact
information, or other information that
identifies you in the body of your
comments, that information will be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
• If you want to submit a comment
with confidential information that you
do not wish to be made available to the
public, submit the comment as a
written/paper submission and in the
manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as
follows:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
written/paper submissions): Dockets
Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
• For written/paper comments
submitted to the Dockets Management
Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted, marked and
identified, as confidential, if submitted
as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the name of the guidance
document that the comments address
and the docket number for the guidance
(see table 1). Received comments will be
placed in the docket(s) and, except for
those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the
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Friday, 240–402–7500.
• Confidential Submissions—To
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made publicly available, submit your
comments only as a written/paper
submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the
information you claim to be confidential
with a heading or cover note that states
‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
Agency will review this copy, including
the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The
second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-0300; Docket No. 2020-0001; Sequence No. 9]
Information Collection; General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation; Implementation of Information Technology
Security Provision
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB information collection.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal
of the currently approved information collection requirement regarding
Implementation of Information Technology Security Provision.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0300, Implementation of Information Technology Security Provision, via
https://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking
portal by searching the OMB control number 3090-0300. Select the link
``Comment Now'' that corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-
0300, Implementation of Information Technology Security Provision''.
Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and ``Information
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Collection 3090-0300, Implementation of Information Technology Security
Provision'' on your attached document.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 3090-0300, Implementation of Information Technology Security
Provision, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments
received generally will be posted without change to regulations.gov,
including any personal and/or business confidential information
provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check
regulations.gov, approximately two-to-three days after submission to
verify posting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Johnnie McDowell, Program Analyst,
Office of Acquisition Policy, at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Clause 552.239-71 requires contractors, within 30 days after
contract award, to submit an IT Security Plan to the Contracting
Officer and Contacting Officer's Representative that describes the
processes and procedures that will be followed to ensure appropriate
security of IT resources that are developed, processed, or used under
the contract. The clause will also require that contractors submit
written proof of IT security authorization six months after contract
award, and verify that the IT Security Plan remains valid annually.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 146.
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Total Annual Responses: 292.
Hours per Response: 5.
Total Burden Hours: 1,460.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the GSAR, and whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street
NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 3090-0300, Implementation of Information Technology
Security Provision, in all correspondence.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Government-wide Policy.
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